As a non-blocking programming language with amazing concurrency capabilities, it is no surprise that JavaScript shines just as brightly on the server side as it does in a browser. Whether you are making a build tool, web application or API, the rich JavaScript ecosystem and Node core libraries are by your side.

Most developers stick to performing the basic CRUD operations on their database, but modern projects like SQLite, PostgreSQL and MySQL can do so much more. In this course, we'll discuss a wide range of features that can serve to keep data layer speedy, scalable and consistent.

Most web applications rely on storing their data in a relational database, consisting of tables which are comprised of columns and rows. PostgreSQL, MySQL and SQLite are the most popular and established relational databases, and luckily, they have a LOT in common.